We are Snow Day Games and we are seeking a 2D Technical Artist for our Unity Project, Vesuvius. Vesuvius is a 2D pixel-art Metroidvania set within the sprawling frozen depths of the volcano. There is a demo available to play on Steam! This contract would cover work required to take our game from an MVP demo to a larger early access release.

We are ultimately looking for a cofounder and art lead at Snow Day Games and are hoping to use this contract position as an opportunity to find a good fit for our team. The ideal candidate would be able to do the following:

Responsibilities: 

• Create tilesets for level design
• Draw pixel-art sprites
• Animate sprites and create unity animations our programmers can easily use
• Audit existing artwork and identify how it can be brought up to your professional level.

Qualifications:

• Experience with creating side scrolling 2D pixel art assets and animations for games
• Experience creating pixel art characters, biomes, objects and UI
• Experience setting up art for use with Unity pipelines
• Can provide reliable and accurate estimates for asset creation
• Fluent in English

Job Information

• Paid contract position
• Budget: $3,000 - $8,000
• We have a list of assets we need to make and will come to a final payment amount based on artists rates/availabilities
• No Generative AI for final delivered assets
• Potential for future work with company equity/revenue sharing

 Hiring Process 

• Internal portfolio review
• Short video call interview to evaluate compatibility
• Paid test commission to ensure shared artistic vision
• Final selection and onboarding

Additional Details

• Type: Contract/Commission
• Location: US time zones (PST / MST / CST / EST) Preferred 
• Engagement: Contract/Commission

How to Apply

Please submit your portfolio with a short introduction paragraph telling us a little about yourself.